Homeless Hero

Sometime I stop

I sit and think

What all has been given

How many pushed to the brink

How many would give up

The lives they share

For a thankless job

For people who rarely care

One day a year

Some free food and a speech

That’s all we get

As quickly as it came, we’re back on the streets

We fought for a country

Who has left us behind

Living on the streets

Yet our communities are blind

Look at what we've done

You're safe and free

Look out your car window

What your freedom has gotten me

You won’t hear me complain

As I sit here and shake

To cold to sleep

So I sit here awake

I don’t need your money

Or even a warm place to stay

A heartfelt thank you

Would go a long way

You don’t know why I’m here

Most don’t bother to ask

I lost my wife and kids

Innocent victims of my past

I didn't know how to handle it

After coming home from hell

Now I spend my time alone

Living in a cardboard cell

It’s been 10 years

Since I've seen her face

My little girl smiling

In her eyes, such grace

Twelve years old

She turned today

A veteran’s day gift

Washed away

This is the thanks

So may veterans get

Alone and forgotten

I thought we’d never forget

So when you see one

Thank a Vet

They don’t want your money

Just some respect

And for those that care...homelessness among Veterans is a growing epidemic. We all need to support our Veterans so that this growing trend does not continue, as well as get those who have already been left behind the help that they deserve!